Earthquake details

Thursday, July 23, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, July 23, 1970 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 291.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.514 and latitude -15.834.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates -15.834, -173.514
UTC time 1970-07-23 15:45:14.140
Location Apia
Country Samoa (WS)
Severity Strong

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